i know i should be sleeping, but i cant stop researching. the fruits of my labor hath paid off!!! this ongoing obsession (and subsequent paranoia) with 'the digital body' has a name!!! FOREVERISM!!! its apparently being used a sort of marketing tool... i have to actually read more about this- but i got the jist.

this person puts it most simply and most relatable to my situation http://quintessentiallydigital.blogspot.com/2009/05/foreverism.html